Establishes new source review permit programs (prevention of significant deterioration areas, nonattainment areas, minor sources and hazardous air pollutants) requiring permit issuance prior to construction of a new or expansion of an existing facility. Establishes a federal operating permit program (Title V) for a renewable permit for regulated major facilities and a state operating permit program for source specific regulatory requirements.

To protect public health and/or welfare with the least possible cost and intrusiveness to the citizens and businesses of the Commonwealth.

To enhance the department's ability to ensure compliance with all applicable federal requirements under the Clean Air Act and specific requirements under the state code through the issuance and enforcement of federal (Title V) operating permits.

To identify and clarify for the Department and source owner exactly which air quality program requirements are applicable to the permitted source through the issuance and enforcement of federal (Title V) operating permits.

To provide an administratiave mechanism to impose source-specific regulatory requirements with the flexibility to address the individual needs of sources through the issuance and enforcement of state operating permits.

To provide a mechanism to administer certain air quality control program requirements without the need for federal oversight through the issuance and enforcement of state operating permits.

To prevent the contruction, modification, or operation of facilities that will prevent or interfere with the attainment or maintenance of any ambient air quality standard through the issuance and enforcement of new source review permits.

To ensure that new facilities or expansions to existing facilities will be designed, built, and equipped to operate without causing or exacerbating a violation of any ambient air quality standard through the issuance and enforcement or new source review permits.

To ensure that new facilities or expansions to existing facilities will be designed, built, and equipped to comply with case-by-case control technology determinations and other requirements through the issuance and enforcement of new source review permits.

To prevent the construction, modification, or operation of major facilities that will not use maximum achievable control technology to limit emissions of hazardous air pollutants through the issuance and enforcement of new source review permits.

To ensure that there is no significant deterioriation of air quality throughout the Commonwealth through the issuance and enforcement of new source review permits for new major facilities or major expansions locating in prevention of significant deterioration areas.

To ensure that emission increases from new major facilities or major expansions to existing facilities are offset by emission reductions from existing facilities by an equal or greater amount through the issuance and enforcement of new source review permits for new major facilities or major expansions locating in nonattainment areas.